[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 1675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-607]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-NEW (Survey of Benefits Usage)]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of Planning and Analysis, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Office of 
Planning and Analysis (OP&A), Department of Veterans Affairs, has 
submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA 
submission describes the nature of the information collection and its 
expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection 
instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 10, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 
McLamb, Information Management Service (045A4), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8030 
or FAX (202) 273-5981. Please refer to ``Survey of Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Usage.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Survey of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits 
Usage.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: The proposed telephone survey is intended to collect data 
as part of a program evaluation to assess the effectiveness and 
efficiency of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs which assist 
the survivors of veterans and servicemembers who die of service-
connected disabilities (in the case of Dependency and Indemnity 
Compensation) or with service-connected disabilities (in the case of 
Insurance) and certain other veterans. This evaluation will fulfill the 
ongoing requirements of Public Law 103-62, the Government Performance 
and Results Act of 1993; Title 38, U.S.C., section 527, Evaluation and 
Data Collection; and Title 38 CFR, Sec. 1.15, Standards for Program 
Evaluation. In addition, this evaluation will fulfill the specific 
requirements of Public Law 105-368, Section 303, Assessment of 
Effectiveness of Insurance and Survivor Benefits Programs for Survivors 
of Veterans with Service-connected Disabilities.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on October 28, 1999, at page 58130.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent and Annual Burden:
    a. Beneficiaries of DIC Program:
      789 Spouses @ 35 minutes per response = 460 hours.
      203 Children @ 35 minutes per response = 118 hours.
    b. 1,643 Nonparticipating Servicemembers/Veterans @ 35 minutes per 
response = 411.
    c. 1,637 Subscribing Servicemembers/Veterans @ 20 minutes = 546 
hours.
    d. 1,220 Insurance Beneficiaries @ 30 minutes = 610.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,492.
    Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the 
information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, Allison Eydt, OMB 
Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-4650. Please refer to ``Survey of 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Usage.''

    Dated: December 28, 1999.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Sandra McIntyre,
Management Analyst, Information Management Service.
[FR Doc. 00-607 Filed 1-10-00; 8:45 am]
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